AVP, Risk Manager
About The Position
Zurich North America is seeking an AVP, Risk Manager to provide second line oversight and governance across business units. This role partners with senior stakeholders to ensure risk management practices are effectively embedded, supports risk-informed decision making, and ensures alignment with enterprise and regulatory expectations. The AVP, Risk Manager can work out of our Chicago, IL or Schaumburg, IL North America HQ in a hybrid schedule. This person will report to the Head of Strategic and Operational Risk. The AVP-Risk Manager will provide independent oversight and challenge of business unit risk activities, ensuring effective governance and alignment with enterprise standards. This person will lead and support project and strategic risk assessments, support execution and ongoing management of TRP and SAOR frameworks, including coordination, review, and consolidate risk inputs to support enterprise reporting, oversee risk action plans, including monitoring progress, assessing effectiveness, and validating; trigger and manage the quarterly attestation process, ensuring timely and complete submissions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Risk Management and 7 or more years of experience in the Risk Management área OR High School Diploma or Equivalent and 9 or more years of experience in the Risk Management área OR Zurich Certified Insurance Apprentice including an Associate’s Degree in Risk Management and 7 or more years of experience in the Risk Management área
- 7 or more years in the insurance or financial industry, including experience in different technical functions
- Knowledge in risk management or risk engineering
Nice To Haves
- Strong ability to challenge and influence senior stakeholders
- Experience with risk frameworks, governance, and regulatory expectations
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality outputs
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Advanced degree and/or professional risk or finance certification
- Demonstrates independent judgment and effective challenge
- Applies an enterprise-wide perspective to risk assessment and decision-making
- Influences outcomes in a matrixed environment
- Ensures strong governance, execution, and delivery discipline
- Builds capability through coaching and enablement across teams
Responsibilities
- Provide second line oversight and governance across business units.
- Partner with senior stakeholders to ensure risk management practices are effectively embedded.
- Support risk-informed decision making.
- Ensure alignment with enterprise and regulatory expectations.
- Provide independent oversight and challenge of business unit risk activities.
- Ensure effective governance and alignment with enterprise standards.
- Lead and support project and strategic risk assessments.
- Support execution and ongoing management of TRP and SAOR frameworks.
- Coordinate, review, and consolidate risk inputs to support enterprise reporting.
- Oversee risk action plans, including monitoring progress, assessing effectiveness, and validating.
- Trigger and manage the quarterly attestation process, ensuring timely and complete submissions.
Benefits
- Short-term incentive bonus eligibility set at 20%
- Growth, inclusion, and a supportive environment
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
Associate degree
